Nearly a year after the first infection case was identified in China, COVID-19 has spread into a global pandemic causing nearly 62 million people infected, with over 1.3 million fatalities. The pandemic has badly damage the economics of all countries across the continents.

As of 2019, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to 919 individuals and 24 organizations. 53 women have won the Nobel Prize, about 5 percent of the total Nobel winners.